AT794071 - Queensland Local Government Officers' Award 1998 [Transitional]

SCHEDULE D - CITY OF GOLD COAST NINE DAY FORTNIGHT SYSTEM

[Sched D inserted by PR953552 ppc 05Oct04]

(a) Hours of duty

Hours to be worked during the nine day working fortnight are as follows:

8:15am commence work;
10 minute tea break to be taken mid-morning;
45 minute lunch break taken between 12 noon and 2:00pm;
10 minute afternoon tea break to be taken mid-afternoon;
5:04pm finish work.

(b) Days off

(i) Each officer working the hours provided in clause (a) above shall be entitled to a working day off without reduction in pay each and every fortnight of employment. The day on which such working day off is to be taken shall be selected by the Chief Executive Officer or the delegated person in consultation with departmental heads.

(ii) Notwithstanding the above, no officer shall be entitled to take a nine day working fortnight day off during the fortnight covering the Christmas and New Year holiday period.

(iii) Where an accrued day off falls on a day prescribed in Clause 16 of this Award as a holiday, that day off shall be incorporated into that holiday.

(iv) The Chief Executive Officer or delegated person in consultation with departmental heads shall prepare rosters in accordance with the above for each quarter. Such rosters shall be displayed on Council’s notice boards at least two weeks before the commencement of each quarter.

Provided that where an officer requests it, the Chief Executive Officer or the delegated person in consultation with the departmental head, may approve the day off each fortnight being on some other day than that rostered where special circumstances can be demonstrated by that officer.

Provided further that when a departmental head demonstrates special circumstances to the Chief Executive Officer or the delegated person, an officer’s accrued day off may be postponed from its rostered date to some other day.

(v) If an officer wishes to change the election mentioned in Clause 13.7 of this Award, the officer shall notify the departmental head at least four weeks before the commencement of the quarter which the next roster covers. Changes in elections will not be permitted within quarters.

(vi) Notwithstanding the above, officers who supervise or support officers who work a nine day fortnight with a common accrued day off shall be entitled to have the same day off without reduction in pay as the officers they supervise or support.

(c) Overtime

(i) For the purpose of Clause 15 of this Award, the hours provided in clause (a) above shall be the ordinary hours of duty.

(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Clause 15 of this Award, time worked on the day off provided for in clause (b) of this schedule shall be treated the same as time worked on Saturday is treated by Clause 15 of this Award.

(d) Sick leave

(i) Sick leave entitlements shall be recorded in hours and fractions thereof.

(ii) In respect of absences on sick leave within the span of hours specified in clauses (a) and (b) above, the actual duration of such absences shall be deducted from such sick leave entitlement.

(iii) An officer who falls sick on the officer’s accrued day off, or whose accrued day off occurs when absent on sick leave, shall not receive any further day off in lieu.

(e) Annual leave

(i) Annual leave entitlements shall be recorded in hours and fractions thereof.

(ii) In respect of absences on annual leave taken within the span of hours specified in clauses (a) and (b) above, the actual duration of such absences taken shall be deducted from such annual leave entitlement.

(f) Higher duties

For the purposes of Clause 10 of this Award, a day of relief necessary due to the absence of officers in higher grade(s) on their day off approved in accordance with clause (b) of this Schedule, shall count as part of the qualifying period of one day for higher duties purposes.

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